export a model created in 3dsmax4 to war3

hi all
first sorry for my poor english
i have created the model of the famous X-Wing ( Star Wars) i have textured it but when i try to export him to a .mdx file with MDX Import/Export v2.0 it always say me an error (not always the same).

- How can i export my model to a .mdx or . mdl format ?

i'm not a total noob in moddeling and texturing and so i know that a wc3 model need a .tga texture.

- How can i convert my material into a .tga texture ?

i readed many tutorial include those of nicoli_s and in his tutorial he speak about Republicola's exporter.
maybe this program is the solution of my problem but i don't find it on the web.

- Where can i find that ?

if someone really want to help me he can mail me at this adress :
[email protected]

thx for your futur advises ( i hope ) .

no answer...:(
if you don't want to explain to me how to export my new model plz just say me if it's possible.

you need to upgrade to 4.2, the exporter doesn't work with 4.0. As for getting the upgrade... I'm having trouble finding that myself right now
As for the exporter, that can be found in this site's download section. It's labelled 'MDX export MAXScript', that's for the model, I reccomend you read this
tutorial if you haven't already

for the .tga conversion use the Warcraft III image extractor 2 which is also in the downloads section.

thanks, i will try to find the 4.0 to 4.2 upgrade.:foot:

Just another question, is the texture will be the material of 3dsmax or i have to make another texture with texporter like war3 skin?

I think you have to use the texporter, but don't complain to me if I'm wrong, I haven't even got the exporter working yet because I only have 4.0

Btw, If you find the 4.2 update, send me a private message, I need it too :)

EDIT: Wait, I just realised, you cant use the Image Exporter to convert to a .tga, that's for converting .tga to blp, what blizzard uses. If your using Paint Shop Pro or Photoshop, It's one of the formats you can save the image as. You will however, still need the image extractor to convert to a .blp so that the skin will actually work.

i have downloaded the upgrade but it say me an license error when i launch 3ds max 4.2 ( maybe because my 3ds is from Kazaa !).
so i try to dl the 4.2 full and the 5.0 full

just another thing i don't know how to send a private message.

EDIT : i find how to send a private message sorry.
can i do the same thing than 3ds max 4.2 in gmax ( use the script republicola's.., make new model and export them as mdx files...etc... ) ?

hmm, not sure about ur problem, perhaps ur not running windows XP on ur computer... ive heard that could be the problem with the new max versions. (well its the CDILLA program that causes the error, not max itself.)

id suggest installing windowsXP and get max 5.0 and the upgrade to 5.1...

although its not "moraly correct" getting software from kazaa, it shouldnt have anything to do with the error, look into the 3dmax map for a keygenerator or else search for it on google ;)

i resolve the license problem but when i run MDX exporter which i have downloaded on wc3 campaign it say me an error which i have taken a screen shot and added the screen shot to this post.
and it doesn't work: 3ds can't load the script.

i should use this script or mdx import/export v2.0?

i have win XP and i'm downloading 5.0.
but i don't think that it's a problem of version.

please if some one managed to export a 3ds model as .mdx file and include it in war3 please say it to me because i'm fed up with error : it's been 3 month since i tried to export my x-wing model to a war3 compatible format.

thx

the screen shot doesn't work in the last post so i added it in this post.
sorry

hmm indeed nothings wrong with max. i myself have had several errors in the exporter, and im not sure if it can be fixed or bypassed... try to PM the creators of the exporter or the moderators at this site...